[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 56577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24045]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6872-7]


Proposed CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Master Metals, 
Inc., Superfund Site; City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq., and the authority of the Attorney General of the United 
States to compromise and settle claims of the United States as 
delegated, notice is hereby given of a proposed prospective purchaser 
agreement concerning a portion of the Master Metals, Inc., Superfund 
site at 2850 W. Third Street, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 44113, 
with the Midwest Railway Preservation Society, Inc. (MRPS). The 
agreement covers approximately .4 acres of the approximately 4.3 acre 
site. The agreement requires MRPS to pay $2,000 to the Hazardous 
Substance Superfund; to grant future access rights; and to record 
appropriate deed notices. The agreement includes a covenant not to sue 
MRPS under sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 
9607(a) and contribution protection for MRPS under section 113(f)(2), 
42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(2). For thirty (30) days following the date of 
publication of this notice, the United States will receive written 
comments relating to the agreement. The United States will consider all 
comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the 
agreement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which 
indicate that the agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 
The United States' response to any comments received will be available 
for public inspection at U.S. EPA, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, IL 60604. Please contact Gwen Massenburg, Remedial Project 
Manager, at (312) 886-0983 to make arrangements to inspect the 
comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at U.S. EPA, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. A 
copy of the proposed agreement may be obtained from Kris Vezner, 
Assistant Regional Counsel, at U.S. EPA, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson 
Boulevard (C-14J), Chicago, IL 60604, phone (312) 886-6827. Comments 
should reference the ``Master Metals, Inc., Superfund Site-- 
Cleveland--prospective purchaser agreement,'' and should be addressed 
to Mr. Vezner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kris Vezner, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, at U.S. EPA, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard (C-14J), 
Chicago, IL 60604, phone (312) 886-6827.

    Dated: September 6, 2000.
William E. Muno,
Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA Region 5.
[FR Doc. 00-24045 Filed 9-18-00; 8:45 am]
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